Kingdom Hearts: Before the After

Chapter 3: Ratchet's Celestial Encounter

Sora places Kairi down, "Kairi, stay behind me." Kairi protested, "Wait a minute Sora, were a team, we should work together!" Sora replied, "No were NOT! This isn't a game Kairi, this is dangerous! If you try to fight, you could get hurt, or worse..." Kairi was surprised, "Sora, why are you acting this way? You don't have to protect me, I can fight."

Sora wanted to reply, but the archer replied instead, "Oh, NOW I get it, the dog has a master after all. So that's why he's so protective of you. Heh, and here I thought he had eyes for Riku." Sora was in shock, "Wah? That's it, I'LL KILL YA!" Kairi holds him back, "Sora calm down, he's trying to get to you!" Sora replied, "But I'm sick of it! Ever since we came back home, people were spreading rumors about me and Riku having a relationship, WELL I'VE HAD IT! I'm not going to stand for it anymore!"

Kairi then said, "Geez, the strange guy's right you are touchy, aren't you?" Sora then slipped something out, "Hey, Mr. Archer, shows what you know about me! I don't have feelings for Riku I have feelings for someone else! So HAH!" Kairi realized Sora was close to blurting out a secret, "Wait, so who is it you like?" Sora realized his mistake, "Well, uh, I, you see..."

"Mr. Archer? For your information kid, my name is nowhere near as ridiculous as 'Mr. Archer'." the archer said, "My name is feared over a hundred mountains, under the highest trees, my name would make your very feet shake!" Sora and Kairi stare in complete confusion at the narcissist before them, "So what's your name?" the archer replied, "My name, is Heolstor, The Hidden Shot!"

Before he could finish, one of the Celestial Movement agents appeared behind him, "Sire, Deorc seeks an audience with your holiness at once." Heolstor replied, "Fine, tell her I'll be there as soon as possible." The agent leaves, then Heolstor turns to his two adversaries, "I guess we'll have to finish this another time, pooch. But be warned, if your filthy forms appear in front of my elegant beauty again, you'll wish you were never born...Later babe!" Kairi blushes, "BABE?"

The clouds disappear, and the sun shines through, then the old man approaches Sora and Kairi, "I'm glad your both safe, to celebrate this victory, I'll make us a fine dish of Mole Ravioli! Delicious stuff, you can barely tell were the stuffin' is, Heyuk!" Sora and Kairi looked at each other, "Eh, that's OK, we'll just wait for our friends to get back." The old man replied, "Assuming if they can. It almost looked like their ship had a mind of it's own, I saw that Goofy-lookin' feller look like he pushed something by accident on the ship. Perhaps it was the Auto-Pilot button, that means they'll be returning to the world where they originate from...or whatever farm they lived in, Heyuk!"

Sora and Kairi sat down and began to worry, "It took us 2 days to make it here..." Sora began to wonder about Donald and Goofy's safety, as well as his mother, who was probably waiting for his return.

Meanwhile in outer space, a ship with two passengers were bickering, "Hey Ratchet, while were out here, let's get a burger or something, my stomach's aching!" Ratchet begins to regret bringing Captain Quark with him, "We just had lunch a while ago, what's the mater with you?" Quark replies, "Fangoreon Blatter Fruit is fattening, you hear me? FATTENING! I need a diet sandwich or something, please Ratchet, I'm dieing over here!"

Ratchet explored the galaxy in search of Clank, and having Quark as a partner was enough to make anyone crack, "FINE! We'll stop at a Subway, but that's it, got it?" Quark replies, "Yep. I knew you had a heart, my friend."

But before they could make a stop anywhere, A swarm of Unbirths appeared and attacked Ratchet's ship, Quark screams, "WHAAAAAA, What are those things!" Ratchet replies, "I don't know, but they won't be a problem for long!" The brave Lombax unleashed his weapons, taking out 3 waves of Unbirth creatures, when suddenly, three ships arrived, "We are the Celestial Movement, your unholy attack on our brethren will not go unpunished, prepare to die!"

The ships damage Ratchet's ship, "I don't know who or what these Celestial Guys are, but they aren't taking me without a fight!" Quark replied, "They can take me, I don't care where they take me, just any place with a buffet or something!"

Suddenly, a large surge of white energy came through outer space and wiped out the fleet, Quark commented, "That was close, thank you, whitish, gigantic wave of unknown energy that came to save us, we salute you!" Ratchet starts to realize the predicament they are in, "Uh, Quark, that wave's coming right for us." Then, just like that, the wave disrupts the ship's controls, and starts to plummit toward a strange looking world that appears to be a broken castle...

End of Chapter 3